Who should attend: Supreme Court litigators who wish to develop, hone, or renew the skill set essential to effective discovery practice.

Learning level: Fundamental

Discovery is a critical step in the litigation process, as it is your chance to control the facts and create a winning case before trial even begins. This full-day, multimedia course will teach you how to masterfully prepare for and conduct the core elements of discovery. Seasoned panelists will explore proven discovery techniques and tools, as well as guide you through videos demonstrating various aspects of discovery practice. You will test your ability to identify and resolve discovery problems, and uncover best practices all with an eye to civility and professionalism. This course is designed to complement Lyle Harris, QC and Jennifer Brun’s CLEBC publication, Discovery Practice in British Columbia*, for which course attendees receive a 20% discount!

After taking this course, you will be able to:

understand how discovery evidence is used at trial and what this means for your discovery preparation

understand the requirement of documentary discovery under the Civil Rules and be able to map out a plan for any file

effectively prepare your client for discovery, from helping your client understand the case to being comfortable with giving discovery evidence

conduct an effective discovery while maintaining the highest standards of civility and professionalism

understand and utilize best principles and practices to help you make most of the discovery process

*The book is recommended reading for the course. You may purchase a copy at the same time as you register for the course and SAVE $60. Please Contact Customer Service to order.

Save even more with your CPDone Pass. Registration includes an electronic copy of the reference materials.*Lunch is included.

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SPECIAL GROUP RATES! Plus-one pricing!Gather a few colleagues around a computer to SAVE on Webinar/Rebroadcast costs! Groups pay full price for the main registrant + $179 for each additional viewer. *Contact Customer Service for more info.

*If your group includes an articled student, the first registration must be at the full rate if a lawyer is participating.

The tools of discovery are powerful and are potentially invasive instruments that can strengthen your case and damage your opponent’s. Discovery Practice in British Columbia arms you with strategies to successfully discover your opponent's case while revealing what is appropriate about your own. This manual covers all discovery tools including document discovery, examination for discovery, pre-trial examination, interrogatories, and more. You will benefit from scripts used by seasoned litigators and real-life lessons from their experiences to inform your own discovery needs.

With this resource, you will be able to:

determine strategic approaches for obtaining and giving document production

ask the right questions and make effective objections at examinations

assert and attack privilege claims

skillfully use discovery evidence at trial

Highlights of the 2018 update

inclusion of the most significant BC Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions, including judicial commentary on:

document discovery: scope of production obligations, consequences of non-disclosure, and circumstances in which an affidavit of documents order is warranted

examination for discovery: who may be examined, remedies for non-compliance, when further examination for discovery will be ordered, and when the implied undertaking does and does not apply

privilege: solicitor-client privilege as a substantive legal right, waiver of solicitor-client privilege, government privilege including public interest immunity and confidential informer privilege, and privilege relating to document production

discovery by physical and mental examination: first and further examinations, and when further examinations will be ordered

Subscriptions include online access with search capability and links to the full text of case law and legislation, and checklists, forms, and precedents on CD-ROM.

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